SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 5

SWIMMING.

SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL. A well-attended swimming carnival in - aid of the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund for the Civilian Blind, was held by the Can. • terbury Centre oI ■. the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association at the Tepid Baths on Saturday night. The soratchings were very few, and the long programme extended to well over two and a half hours. The races were keenly contested, and spectators showed much enthusiasm. The novelty evpnte, ©specially the one in which the men had, to swim in clothes, put everyone, even the contestants, in a good humour. The officials were:—Kef wee, Mr H. S. Williams ; judges, Messrs G. W. Cooke, A. L. Wilkinson, J. W Toomey, W. H. Benson, and W. E. D. Bishop; timekeepers, Messrs P. Mensies, H. S. Batchelor, and L. A. Sht.nd; starters, Messrs C. Bryant, H. Hirst, and C. L. Kent; inter-club handioapper, Mr A. R. Brunsden; local consul, Mr D. Coulter: carnival secretary, Mr R. B. Wheeley. Results were as follows, the number of starters being given in parentheses: lDOyda Inter-Club Handicap—First hieat (2): R. Wilkinson (United), 8 sec, 1; N. S. Batchelor (East Christchurch), sor, 2. Time, 60 X-fisec; Seoond heat (4): H. G.- Smith (United), 6sec, 1; J. Cameron (East), 6sec, 2. Time, 63 2-sseo. Third heat (8): F. S. Taylor (East), lOsec, 1; L. Clarkson (East), 7tec, 2. Time, 76 X-ss. Final (5): Batchelor 1, H. G. Smith 2. Time, 62 2-ssec. Wilkinson was . disqualified and Taylor did not start.

66|yds Ladies' Inter-Club Handicap—First heat (S): Miss M. C. Simes (United), ecr, 1; Miss E. Fisher (East), 7sec, 2. Time, 45 2-sseo. Second . heat (4): Miss' Agaasiz (United), Bsec, 1; Miss K. Bristed (Opawa), 7sec, 2. Time, 53 l-ssec. Miss G. Shand Xsec, and Miss A. Mather 4aec also started. Final: Miss Agassis 1, Miss &imes 2, Miss Bristed S. Time, S3 S-Sbsc. 83} yds, Second Class, Ladies' Inter-Club Handicap—First heat (S): Hiss H, Cameron (East), !s:o, 1. Time, 27 1-5s3C. Second heat (6): Miss C. Costello, 4seo, X. Time, 29 l-sgsc. Third heat (4): Miss G. Davis (East), 2sec, X. Time, 83 X-Ssec. Fourth heat (5): Miss G. Strachan (United), Esec, X. Time, 27 2-Ssec. Final: Miss Strachan X, Miss Ccstello 2. Time, 28 l-ssec.

83} yds Men's Inter-Club Handicap—First heat (3): G. Hill (Richmond), Eeec, 1. Time, 22 l-ssee. Seoond haat (3): V. McTigue (United), 3sec, X. Time, 20soec. ihird heat: J. White (United), 7seo, X. Time, 2X 8 Esec. Fourth heat (2): T. S. Taylor (East), 4seo, X. Time, 20seo. N. S. Batchelor swam a crooked course at first and was beaten on the touch. Fifth heat (3): T. Manning (United), fisec, X Time, 24sec. Sixth heat (2): E. Bayliss (Fendalton), Tjsec, X. Time, 24sec. Seventh heat (5): T. Champion (United) 6sec, X. Time, 20 2-Ssec. Eighth heat (2): If. J. Moorhouse (United), 2Jmc, 1. Tim#, X9aec. Ninth heat (5): W. McLean (United), £}eec, X. Time, 20sec. Semi-finals: McTigue X, MLean. 2. Time, 2Xsec. champion X, White 2. Time, 20 4-ssec. Final: Champion X, McTigue and McLean (dead hestV 2. Time, 20 4-ssec. Ladies' Novelty Event, Balloon Booe—The heat-winners were Misses Robinson, Simes, Hannan, and Wi&insoa. Final: Miss Simes I. Miss Robinson- 2. 8331 yds Belay Raoe (5 men in a team, first loan to swim 661 yards, back stroke, second bueasfetroke, thir3 sidsstroke, fourth trudge, and fifth crawl—East Christchurch (N. S. Batchelor swam twice, V. Atkinson, C. Atkinson, and J. Cameron) X, United 2, Richmond 3. Time, 4min 4 3-sseo. Ladies' Diva—Miss Bnsted X, Miss Shand 3 nr«a J. Dunbier 8. 'Men's Dm—'W. Sutherland I, W. Cameron q T Clarkaon 3. jfoo's -Novelty B««*—C. Herd X, W. J. Oar Bace—Atldnion and Batchelor 1 «Wl Sntherland 2L . 'j- n polo match But Chrietdnzich ctef««ted' ft Canterbury xepxeseniatfrp -by four to three.